Garment hanger



y 1939- J. D. CONEY GARMENT HANGER Filed April 8, 1937 BY 6M1 wig 3ATTORNEYg Patented May 3%, 1939 STATES ATENT OFFICE GARMENT HANGERApplication April 8, 1937, Serial No. 135,747

18 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in garment hangers.

The main objects of this invention are:

First, to provide a garment hanger of two- 5 part construction-i. e., awire yoke and tubular supporting arms carried thereby characterized byimproved provisions for retaining the parts in assembled or operativeposition.

Second, to provide a hanger of the type described which is capable ofbeing supplied in the form of separate elements and readily and quicklyassem led by unskilled persons.

Third, to provide a hanger of simple construction which is exceedinglystrong and resistant t l5 destruction.

Fourth, to provide a hanger of the type described having a permanentelement and a pair of replaceable elements cooperating therewith whichmay be removed and replaced any number of times if they become soiled.

This invention relates to garment hangers of the type wherein a yokeelement of wire construction is bent to form loop-like yoke arms adaptedto telescopingly receive a pair of downwardly diverging arms of tubularfibrous material. My invention is concerned with the provision of anovel hanger of this type which also embodies improved means wherebyremoval of the aforesaid tubular arms is resisted.

Objects relating to details and economies of the invention will appearfrom the description to follow. The invention is defined and pointed outin the claims.

Preferred embodiments of the invention are illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in

which:

Fig. l is a View in elevation of a hanger em bodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view partialiy in vertical sectionillustrating details of the invention and the manner of assembling thesame.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view partially broken away and in section toillustrate a modified form 46 of the invention.

Reference numeral 1 indicates a yoke of wire stock bent to provide apair of integrally connected yoke arms 2 diverging downwardly and in theform of elongated loops. At the top of 50 the yoke, the wire is twistedto form a shank 3 which shank terminates in a hook 4.

On the aforesaid looped yoke arms I telescope a pair of formed garmentsupporting arms 5 of tubular fibrous material, such as a convolutely 65Wound paper tube, the said arms being formed at their ends 6 with adownwardly curved lip to conform to the shape of a garment supportedthereon. The tubular arms 5 are of an inner diameter less than thedistance between the upper and lower faces of the loop arms 2 where- 5by the tubular arms 5 are distended when telescoped on the yoke, asindicated at 1, the loop arms being compressed somewhat to exert anexpansive force on the tubular arms. Likewise, a 1 segment is cut fromthe tubular arm as indicated 10 at 9 to accommodate the shank 3 when thetwo tubular members are assembled as illustrated in Fig. 1.

For the purpose of securely fastening the tubular arms 5 'on the loops2, I form the same with a plurality of notches 8 on the arms 2, whichnotches provide barbs 8!, the said barbs being adapted to embedthemselves in the inner wall of the arms and to thus prevent the readyremoval of the tubular arms from the loops. Accordingly, it will beapparent that my new twopiece hanger is of relatively permanentconstruction and effectively resists displacement under ordinaryconditions. If it is desired to replace the tubular arms 5, they may bestripped from the yoke if sufficient effort is exerted and a new set ofarms substituted therefor.

In Fig. 3, I disclose a modified application of my invention wherein thearms 5 are integrally connected to form a transverse strut ID, the saidarms being flattened at their extremities II. to facilitate the bendingthereof. The barbs 81 are not shown in Fig. 3 but may be supplied ifdesired to further strengthen the structure. However, the integral strutadequately restrains the arms 5 from outward movement relative to theyoke.

I have illustrated and described my invention in practical embodimentsthereof. I have not illustrated or described my invention in otherembodiments as it is believed this disclosure will enable those skilledin the art to embody or adapt my invention as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a garment hanger, a one-piece wire element bent to provide a hook,a twisted shank therefor, and a pair of elongated loops divergingdownwardly from said shank, and tubular arm members of fibrous materialtelescoped on said loops, the diameter of said members being such thatthey are distended by said loops.

2. In a garment hanger, a wire element comprising a pair of elongatedloops diverging downwardly, and tubular arm members of fibrous materialtelescoped on said loops, the diameter of said members being such thatthey are distended by said loops.

3. In a garment hanger, a yoke comprising a pair of integrally connectedwire loops, and a tubular arm member telescoped on each loop, theinternal diameter of said members being such that they are distended bysaid loops, whereby the members are held on said loops.

l. In a garment hanger, a wire yoke member bent to provide a pair ofloops, a twisted shank, and a hook, said loops diverging downwardly, anda garment support carried by said yoke, comprising a hollow tubularmember of fibrous material, the ends thereof being telescoped on saidloops, the internal diameter of said tubular member being such that theends are distended by said loops, the intermediate portion of saidtubular member being connected to said arms by flattened bent cornersand constituting a transverse garment supporting strut.

5. In a garment hanger, a wire yoke member bent to provide a pair ofloops, said loops diverging downwardly and having pointed barbs formedon the surface. thereof, and a garment support carried by said yoke,comprising hollow tubular arms telescoped on said loops, the internaldiameter of said tubular arms being such that they are distended by saidloops and the barbs embedded therein.

6. A garment hanger element comprising a wire yoke member bent to form apair of diverging arms in the form of elongated loops, a hook, and ashank connecting the arms to the hook, said loops being provided withprojections extending from the surface thereof.

'7. In a garment hanger, a Wire yoke member bent to provide an elongatedloop, said loop having the surface thereof roughened, and a garmentsupporting member carried by said yoke, comprising a tubular member offibrous material telescoped on said loop, the internal diameter of saidtubular member being such that it is distended by said loop and grippedby said roughened surface.

8. A garment hanger comprising a length of wire forming a shank, a hookat one end of the shank, and a pair of opposite projections at the otherend of the shank, terminating in return bends curved in the planeestablished by the shank and projections, and a pair of adjacent,substantially rigid, tubular garment supports telescoped over saidprojections, the adjacent ends of such supports having their lateralwalls permanently deformed toward each other to snugly conform to theprojections and thereby resist rotation of the supports on theprojections.

9. A garment hanger comprising a shank, a hook at one end of the shank,a resilient lateral projection at the other end of the shank, returnbentat its end remote from the shank to form portions spaced lengthwise ofthe shank, and a tubular garment support telescoped over said projectionand stressing said spaced portions toward each other.

10. A garment hanger comprising a length of tubing bent to substantiallythe form of an iso.,- celes triangle and having ends adjoined at theapex of such triangle, and a wire member forming a support for thetubing and comprising a shank, a hook surmounting the shank, and a pairof U-shaped members inserted in the adjoined ends of the tubing.

11. A garment hanger comprising a wire yoke having relatively short armsand provided with a shank and a suspending hook, and hanger armstelescoped upon said yoke arms with the ends of said hanger arms lyingadjacent the shank, the internal diameter of the hanger arms being suchthat the hanger arms are somewhat distended when engaged on the yokearms.

12. A garment hanger comprising a wire yoke having opposed loop-likearms comprising spaced strands and provided with a suspending hook, andtubular hanger arms of fibrous material telescoped on said yoke arms toembrace the strands thereof, the internal diameter of the hanger armsbeing such that they are distended and clutched by the strands of theyoke arms.

13. A garment hanger comprising a wire yoke having opposed loop-likearms comprising spaced strands and provided with a suspending hook, andtubular hanger arms of fibrous material telescoped on said yoke arms toembrace the strands thereof.

14. A garment hanger comprising an integral yoke and suspending hookformed of wire folded to provide a pair of downwardly diverging looplikearms comprising spaced strands, the arms of the wire being broughttogether and joined to provide a shank, one end of the wire projectingbeyond the other and conformed to provide a hook, and hanger armstelescoped on the yoke arms to embrace the strands thereof.

15. A garment hanger comprising a wire element bent to provide divergingloops providing constituting garment supports, a shank and a hook, theeffective width of said arms equalling diameter of said strands, andtubular arms elescopingly engaging said loops, the internal iameter ofsaid tubular arms being such that he ubular arms are expanded andfrictionally gr'pped on said loops.

16. A garment hang-er comprising a wire yoke having integral oppositelydisposed relatively short wire arms and a suspending hook, and tubularhanger arms of fibrous material telescoped on said yoke arms anddistended thereby, the outer ends of said hanger arms being flatteneddownwardly curved.

J]. A garment support comprising a pair of downwardly diverging tubularhanger arms having adjacent ends and extending oppositely from said endsand a support for the tubular hanger arms having oppositely projectingspring portions inserted in said adjacent ends and compressed by suchinsertion and resisting separation from the tubular hanger arms by theirexpansive efiort.

garment hanger comprising a pair of downwardly diverging tubular hangerarms having adjacent ends, and a support for such hanger havingoppositely projecting U-shaped spring wire portions inserted in the endsof the tubular hanger arms and compressed by such insertion andresisting detachment from the tubular hanger arms by their expansiveefiort.

JAMES D. CONEY.

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